&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:36_foot_coast_guard_picket_boat_circa_1920s.png) Single cabin 36-foot picket boat CG-2218
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | CG-2200-class picket boat |
| Operators |  United States Coast Guard |
| Succeeded by | 38-foot picket boat |
| In service | 1925 |
| Completed | 103 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 36-foot picket boat |
| Length | 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m) 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m) (single cabin) |
| Beam | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Draught | 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) |
| Propulsion | 180 HP Consolidated Speedway MR-6 six cylinder gasoline engine |
| Speed | 23 knots (25 knots single cabin) |
| Complement | 3 |
| Armament | various other small arms. |
The United States Coast Guard wooden-hulled 36-foot picket boats were built during Prohibition to help interdict alcohol smugglers ("rum runners").